Physical and Chemical Parameters
Every monitoring visit measured basic physical and chemical parameters of Long Island Creek site 3B, according to GA-Adopt-A-Stream (AAS), allows for "specific water quality characteristics" to by analyzed. According to AAS, basic physical parameters include air and water temperatures, relative humidity, and water conductivity. Chemical data includes pH levels, dissolved oxygen, nitrogen, and phosphate
Data Collected
Long Island Creek site 3B physical and chemical analysis took place at approximately the same location, once a week over a period of three consecutive weeks in the early afternoon. Overall, data collected remained stable and within a healthy stream range. As the pH table indicates, levels for Site 3B were below pH 7 which indicates a neutral level and which falls within the "optimal range for most aquatic organisms" (GA-AAS Complete Manual) of pH 6.5 to pH 8.2.
The average conductivity level was 140 us/cm, which remains within the 0 to 1500 us/cm levels of rivers in Georgia and within the 50 to 500 us/cm range of inland "streams supporting mixed fisheries". Nitrate-nitrogen and and Phosphate were carried out in the lab after every water collection and as the corresponding table below demonstrates, neither nutrients were present at Long Island Creek site 3B.
Temperature remained somehwat constant over the duration of observation; however, relative humidity fluctualted through the duration.
Dissolved oxygen at Long Island Creek Site 3B remained within a healthy reach to sustain life. Water temperature only varied by 0.5ºC
Physical and Chemical ParametersEvery monitoring visit measured basic physical and chemical parameters of Long Island Creek site 3B, according to GA-Adopt-A-Stream (AAS), allows for "specific water quality characteristics" to by analyzed. According to AAS, basic physical parameters include air and water temperatures, relative humidity, and water conductivity. Chemical data includes pH levels, dissolved oxygen, nitrogen, and phosphate
Data Collected
Long Island Creek site 3B physical and chemical analysis took place at approximately the same location, once a week over a period of three consecutive weeks in the early afternoon. Overall, data collected remained stable and within a healthy stream range. As the pH table indicates, levels for Site 3B were below pH 7 which indicates a neutral level and which falls within the "optimal range for most aquatic organisms" (GA-AAS Complete Manual) of pH 6.5 to pH 8.2.
The average conductivity level was 140 us/cm, which remains within the 0 to 1500 us/cm levels of rivers in Georgia and within the 50 to 500 us/cm range of inland "streams supporting mixed fisheries". Nitrate-nitrogen and and Phosphate were carried out in the lab after every water collection and as the corresponding table below demonstrates, neither nutrients were present at Long Island Creek site 3B.
Temperature remained somehwat constant over the duration of observation; however, relative humidity fluctualted through the duration.
Dissolved oxygen at Long Island Creek Site 3B remained within a healthy reach to sustain life. Water temperature only varied by 0.5ºC
Watershed level water quality data can be found here.
Watertshed level methodology can be found here.
GA-Adopt-A-Stream: Complete Manual - Biological & Chemical Stream Monitoring can be found here.
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